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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1937.

PAGE FOR THE CHURCHES

RELIGION: PERSONAL

AND IMPERSONAL

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XII: Puritanism

(BY SCRUTATOR)

In the year 1573 some of the more earnest of the clergy began organising and holding meetings, "prophesyings" they were call- ed. At these meetings questions bearing on religions training and preaching were discussed. Their general attitude was puritanical. The meetings became so infiuential that they came to alarm Elizabeth whereupon a ligh Commission was set up which sought more or less successfully to suppress them.

Anglicanism at this time received

a decided Blip from Hooker's book, The Law of Ecclesiastical Polity" which was published in 1594. His position outlined in his book con- tained a denial, of the supremacy of the Bible, for the solution of all problems of Church government. Clod's law is revealed in the Bible. certainly, but it is also, just as de- finitely and surely, revealed in man's conscience and mind. This latter was undoubtedly an emphasis worthy of the Church's profoundest attention, but it would appear that Hooker merely argued it in support of the Church's existing condition. The State was a necessary and therefore a divine institution, and episcopacy and royal supremacy were justifiable. because through them and their association the unity of Church and State maintained as one divine common- wealth. Hooker's position was de- termined by expediency, and while his theories interested the Puritans they did not satisfy them.

Was

Puritanism, upon which it was a decided advance. The principle of the gathered church" had been well established. The work of the Elizabethan Separatists was bear- ing abundant fruit and their policy. which was the antithests of that set forth by Hooker was finding increasing support among thought- ful people. These advances were dearly bought. John Greenwood, Henry Barrow, John Penry, paid the highest price, and many others endured much suffering and pri- [vation. Yet the position of these men, theologically, was not radical- Ty

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different from that of Anglican body. "Doctrinally, they differed little, If at all. from the majority of Christians of their day. But they sought a higher stand- ard of Christian life. and they very definitely stood for the spiritual autonomy of the Church, Iz order that as John Owens said. the Church might become such

a society as hath power, ability and fitness to attain those ends for which Christ

hath ordained Churches." Yet despite these facts, men went into, exile or were forced thereinto for these latter reasons: many were imprisoned, yet the cause of the Separatists increased

CONGREGATIONALISM During the reign of James the First of Great Britain, and of Charles the First, while Episcopacy made great progress, Puritanism gained even more fastly, and Con-in number and witness, indeed to gregationalism, although officially such an extent. that it became renounced when Robert Browne apparent to Charles the First and complied with the demands of con- this Archbishop Laud, that only formity, was gradually becoming a drastic measures would suffice to much stronger influence than even enforce uniformity.

EMMANUEL MISSION

CHURCH

· ROSARY CHURCH

The following are the forth- coming Services, etc. at the Rosary Church, 20 Chatham Road-Kow-

The following are the Services for the week at Emmanuel Mission Church, 218 Nathan Road, Kowloon. Joon-

Saturday, 8.30 p.m. Fellowsnip Meeting followed by the Lord's Bup per. Subject. Ephensians 4; 29 5:2

Sunday, 1.00 a.m. Divine Ser- vice. Preacher, Rev. Paul Gunther. Sunday, 3.00 pm. Sunday School. Young Women's Bible Class. Young Men's Bible Class

Sunday, 8.30 p.m. Divine Service preceded by Song Service. Prea- cher, Mr. J. Aslett This will be

leaving for England on the 15th May.

Sunday, May 9-Sunday within

the

Octave of the Ascension of

ST. JOHN'S

CATHEDRAL

SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION

8 a.m. Holy Communion.

8. a.m. Holy Communion in the

Peak Church.

10 a.m. Kindergarten and Child-

ren'es Service.

Choral Eucharist. Oor- 11 8.01.

onation Communion. Preacher; The Bishop.

6.30 p.m. Evensong: Prayer and Dedication. Broadcast. Prea- cher: Rev, H. W. Baines. Wednesday, Coronation Day. 6.30 a.m. Holy Communion. (Break-"

fast provided at 7 a.m. in the Cathedral Hall for any who apply).

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11 am. Service of Prayer and Tanksgiving, (Seats reserved for Their Excellencles, The Chief Justice and Consuls who apply; all others unreserved). 6 5.m. approx. The Coronation Service-broadcast from West- minster Abbey. (200 places reserved for school children: all athers unreserved).

Week-days. "Holy Communion is celebrated.

on:-

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Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

at 7.30 am.

Friday at 7.45 a.m. (in Canton-

ese).

PARADE SERVICE Voluntary Largo Handel Hymn No. "All people that on

earth do dwell".

Venite Goodson, 1st. Day. Lesson Special. Psalm 121. Goss.

Hymn. Tiny Kingdom come: on

bended knee" Hymn No. "O God of Jacob," Address

Preacher Rev. W. M. A Farren,

M.A.A.C.G. Far East. Hymn No. "City of God, how

broad and far",

and

National Anthem. Voluntary Land of Hope

Glory. The Chapel of the Resurrection: 9.15 a.m. Children's Service.

ENGLISH METHODIST

CHURCH

Hong Kong (English) Cireuit

ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH

(Church of England)

CORONATION SERVICES.

"Recall to 'Relerion"

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LESSON SERMON

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST, HONG KONG Subject; Adam And Fallen Man

man

CATHOLIC NEWS AND NOTES

Coronation Day

There will be a special celebra- tion In the Catholic Cathedral of Hong Kong at 11 o'clock on Coro-

CHALLENGE BY

TWO

BISHOPS ON DIVORCE

AT VARIANCE WITH

PRAYER BOOK

Critician

The subject of the Lesson Ser-nation Day. His Lordship Bishop

of the Church's at The following are the services Scientist, to-morrow, May 9, will be Benediction of the Blessed Sacra-Bishop of Ely, and Dr. M. B. Furse, in all churches of Christ i Valtorta will preside and preach. titude to divorced personS-WAS EX- Solemn pressed by Dr. Bernard Heywood,

etc.. for the forthcoming week at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon. Sunday, May 8th Sunday after

Ascension.

Holy Communion 8.15 a.m. First Communion of the newly

Armed.

The monthly Holy Communion Fellowship Breakfast will be held after this service, All communicants are invited to attend.

A Special Service in preparation for the Coronation commend- ed for use by Authority will be held at 11 am. Preacher: The Vicar (The Rev. J. R. Higgs) (Service Broadcast). Evening Service 6.15 p.m. Prea- cher: The Bishop of Hong Kong.

In this Service the Bishop will continue his series of addresses In connection with his Mission to Kowloon and the "Recall to Religion."

Young People's Service 9,45 am. Primary Sunday School 10 a.m. Monday Wowen's Guild 10.30 a.m.

Fellowship of Youth 6 p.m. St. Andrew's Club Whist Drive

9 p.m. Tuesday V.D.M.A. Working Party

3 p.m.

Brownle Pack 3.30 p.m. Wednesday CORONATION DAY.

Children's Coronation Service

9.30 a.m Special Coronation Service Com- mended by Authority 11 a.m. There will be no address at this

Service. Thursday Women's Fellowship 3

p.m.

of

Boy Scouts 6 p.m. St. Andrew's Club Badminton

Tournament 9 a.m. Friday Full Choir Practice 8.30 p.m. Saturday S. Andrew's branch

the V.D.M.A. will make a tour of the New Territories to see the educational, medical and other work that is being done by Government and Missionary enterprise for the people. Party leaves Diocesan Girls' School at 2 p.m.

Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL

MacKenzie Dow, M.A., to preach.

Kong (opposite Royal Naval Our Lord. At 6.30 Mass with ser

Hospital) Sunday Services, 9th May. 1937. mon in Chinese, at 7.30 Mäss with | Sunday after Ascension. Rev. J. sermon in English. at 8.30 Mass with sermon in Portuguese, at 0.30 Morning Parade Service at the Mass with sermon in English, fol- English Methodist Church. Prea- lowed by the Benediction of the cher:-Rev. J. MackKenzie Dow; Blessed Sacrament. At 2 p.m. M.A., Hymn No: 745

(Laclus), Catechism in Chinese. At 2.30 p. Prayer, The Lord's Prayer, Hymn Benediction of the Blessed Sacra- No. 285 (Calm), 1st Lesson (Deut. ment. From 11- a.m.

to. 5 p.m. 28), Hymn No. 305 (Richmond) 2nd.

Mr. Aslett's last message before Spiritual Retreat for the Members Lesson Ephesians 4.1-17, Prayer,

Monday, 7.45 pm S.A.C.A. Black- board Meeting.

There will be no Young People's Club Meeting on Tuesday, 11th.

of the P.C.M.B..

Notlees, Hymin No. 706 (St. Giles), Monday, May 10-Monthly Meet-Sermon, Hymn No. 477 (Gersau), ing of the Sodality of the Children Benediction. of Mary at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 12-Special Ser- vice of Commemoration of the

Coronation of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at & p.m.

Evening Service at 7.15 at the English Methodist Church: Prea- cher: Rev. J. MacKenzie Dow, M.A.. The Wednesday Prayer, Meeting

The Lord's Prayer, Hymn No. 283 Hymn No. 32. (Meryton), Prayer, will held on Tuesday, 11th, a

(St. Cuthbert), Lesson-John 14. 8.00 p.m. with special Intercessions

1-14, Prayer, Notices, Hymn No. for His Majesty King George VI

Thursday, May 13.-Feast of Our 308 (Ravenshaw), Sermon, Hymn Thursday. 10.30 am. Ladies Bible Lady of the M.B. Sacrament-A-No. 427 (A. T. No. 29-Lloyd). Bene- Study Circle at No. 216B Nathannual Outing of the St. John Berch-diction. Road. This is open to all Ladies In the Colony, who are interested in

the Bible.

Thursday, 8 p.m. Bible Study Cic. cle for men, conducted by Mr. James Braga.

The Services are open to all. No Collection on Sunday Even- ing:

CHRIST CHURCH,

KOWLOON TONG

(Waterloo Road)

CORONATION SUNDAY Bishop Ball to Preach

The following are the Services

and Notices for the forthcoming week:-

May 9, Sunday after Ascension. 7,15 an Holy Communion, 9.00 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral) (The Bishop has suggested that that all who are confirmed should make their communion on this sunday as an act of rededication with [' special intention for the Coronation of Their Majesties. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.)

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6.30 p.m. Choral Evensong and Sermon, Preacher. Mr. G. 8. She.

Sunday School: Juniors at 3 Duke Street at 0a.m. Seniors at the Church at 10,15 a‚m/ Tuesday, May 11.-Guild of Martha and Mary Committee Meeting, 8 p.m.

mans' Sanctuary Boys Society from 10a.m. to 6.pan.

NOTICES FOR THE WEEK

1. There will be a short Service Saturday, May 15 Vigil of on Coronation Day, May 12th at Pentecost. Abstinerte Day. Feast 10.15 a.m. of St. Baptist de La Salle, C Founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.

On week-days-Mass at 6.30. and 7.30. The Devotion of the Month of May and the Novena for Pente- cost at 6 p.m.

KOWLOON UNION

CHURCH

2. Following the Evening Service, a Social Hour will be held at 9 p.m. Refreshments. are provided; all Service Men are warmly wel- comed.

3. The Badminton Club meets on Mondays and Thursday at 7.30 p.m. Further particulars from Mr. W. Sprague, or from the Secretary. S. and 8. Home.

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4. The Camera Club will meet on Thursday night, as usual, from 8.30 onwards. A Dark-room provided for developing, printing, Sunday May 9th. Preacher, The enlarging, etc. Further particulars may be obtained from the Hon. Secretary of the Club. Mr. E. W. L. Fielding.

Minister.

Sunday Schools:-10 am.

10.15 a.m. Morning Worship:-11 am.

and

Evening Worship:-Recall to Re- ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH

Jigion, Second Spimon. "The Challenge of Christianity"..

A devotional service will be held

at 8 am, on the morning of Wednesday the 12th, of May.'" There will be no meeting of the Women's Guild on Wednesday, and no meeting of the Fellow- ship of Recollection. The Table Tennis club and the Choir Practice will meet a usual The Monthly Meeting of the General Committee will be held on Monday 10th. May at 6.15

D.M

5. GARDEN ROAD

eth May: Sunday within the

Octave of the Ascension. munion at a a‚m,

First Mass and General Com-

The following are coming services at the

the

forth- Cathulle

within the

Cathedral, Caine Road- May 9th Sunday

Octave of Ascension,

St. Gregory of Nazlance, Bishop

and Doctor.

Morning Services,

1st Mass at 6.

2nd Mass at 8 with sermon in

Chinese

3rd. Mass at 10.30, with Sermon in

English.

Evening Services.

At 2.30, religious instruction to

young people.

At 3.30 Catechetical Instruction

to Adults

At 4 Recitation of the Holy Ro

sary, sermon and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. May 12th-His Majesty Coronation

Service:

At 11 the service will begin and His Lordship Bishop Valtora will officiate.

The programme is as follows; 1. Religious March,

2. A Hymn.

Sermon.

"Adabi and Fallen Man.”

The Golden Text will be: “As we have borne the image earthly, we' shall also bear the im-

age of the heavenly." (I Corth- thians 15:49).

"O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the bea- vens. When I consider

| heavens, the work

thy

and there will bie

ment

music. Bishop of St. Albans at a meeting scr held under the auspices of the Marriage Defence Council at the Albert Hall, states the "Daily Tele- graph."

with appropriate During the of the

Benediction vice the prayer for His Majesty the King will be sung The singing of this prayer is always Among others the following elta. attended with particular solemnity. tions from the Bible will be read: for the music is very striking and the singing of it takes place in the midst of a most impressive ceremonial. The whole ceremony is in fact one continued act of pray- of thy fingers,er that heavenly blessings may

descend on the king.

As in the case of all Catholic liturgical ceremonies, definite rules and laid down for the Benediction service, so that the ritual that is observed in Hong Kong is exactly the same as that seen in Rome, as is the London or in any other place. The heavenly, such are they also that ceremony of Benediction is a com- are heavenly. Now this I say, bre-paratively modern one, and in the thern that desh and blood cannot complete form that is now used it inherit

the kingdom of God; does not go back beyond the six- nelther doth corruption inherit teenth century. incorruption. As for me, I will be- hold thy race in righteousness: 1 shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness." (Psalms 8:1. 3. 4. 8. 17:16. I Corinthians 15:48,

the moon and the'stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou are mindful of him. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy bunds; thou hast put all things under his feet. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and

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THE CORONATION CEREMONY

Dr. Heywood and Dr. Furse were the only two Bishops to vote for the proposal that divorced persons who remarried should be excluded from Holy Communion when the Upper House of Convocation dis- cussed the matter in January.

The reaffirm

meeting was called to beller in the adher-

on marriage. In his speech, Dr. ence to the teaching of the Church Heywood declared;

"The Church of England is fac- ing to-day, a crisis more serious than any with which it has been confronted within my life-time."

marriage to be indissoluble with- Christ had pronounced Christian

out declaring any "general prin- ciple" which could be interpreted in different ways by diferent peo-

The publication of the Corona-ple. Lion ceremony has been of great interest to Catholics because it

MEANING OF RESOLUTIONS contains so much that is connect- by the Upper House of Convoca- The resolutions recently passed ed with Catholic ritual. Some of tion of Canterbury on The Lesson Bermon will also in- the Latin prayers used in it figure and divorce, which "reaffirmed the marriage clude the following passages from frequently in Catholle ceremonies indissolubility of marriage," and the Christian Science Textbook, to the present day. On account of which also accepted that divorced "Science and Health with Key to their common Catholic origin the people who hemarried could be ac- the Scriptures" by Mary Baker coronation ceremonies which sur- cepted as communicants, Dr. Hey- Eddy: "God never slumbers and vived up, to our day have been His likeness never dreams. Mortals very much alike in all countries. one of two things.

wood continued, could only mean are the Adam dreamers. Proper-The earliest known ceremony of tionately as

human generation this kind, as far as Western ceases, the unbroken links of eter- Europe was concerned, was that of nal, harmonious being will be the coronation of Wamba in Tole- spiritually discerned: and man. do in 672 The question has been not of the earth earthly but co-discussed as to which of the Eng- existent with God, will appear. The fish kings was the first to receive selenting fact that man and the the anointing which has always universe are evolved from Spirit, becn regarded as the and so are spiritual, is as fixed in part of the ceremony. divine Science as is the proof that peare wrote in Richard II mortals gain the sense of health only as they lose the sense of sin

"Not all the water in the rough

rude dea and disease, Mortals сап never understand God's creation while believing that man is a creator. God's children already created will be cognized only as man finds the truth of being. Thus it is that the real, ideal man appears in propor

essential (Shakes-

"The majority

of the bishops must apparently think either that Christian marriage can be dissolved in the divorce courts and that therefore these people were as free to embark upon their new unions as if their former partners had dled; or that people who are and continue to be guilty of adultery can properly be admitted to "the Sacrament without penitence.

These are the only alternatives. I will challenge anyone with this Can wash the balm from an dilemma. Either Christian:mar-

anointed King.")

riage can be dissolved in the Alfred, who received. It from the can,

Evidence seems to point to King divorce courts or it cannot. If "it" hands of the Pope when he visited wrong and must surely be altered then the Prayer Book is Rome as a boy-just as Charle-forthwith, and our Lord's teaching magne did, when he was also a is wrong or out of date.

boy and his father was still alive, a century before. In the Ponti-

"I feel completely bewildered by

wood. what has happened," said Dr. Hey- "What a fatal blunder it

13 to think that you can win the

tion as the false and material disappears. Life Is, always has been, and ever will be Independent ileal of Egbert, who was Arch- of matter: for Life is God, and bishop of York in the eight cen- man is the Idea of God, not form- tury, which contains the earliest world by surrendering the stan ed materially but spiritually, and surviving coronation ceremony of dards of the world, The very not subject to decay and dust. The Anglo-Saxon times, there is men-world-lings great truth in the Science of beton of an anointing, but there is you."

ing. that the real man was, is, arid ever shall be perfect, is in-

themselves despise

no proof that it was. ever used. Dr. Furse declared that what was In any case the

controvertible; for as man is the rings who are mentioned as har coercion of a minority by a ma- Anglo-Saxon proposed by Convocation was sheer

Jority. subverted,

Image, reflection, of God, he is neither inverted nor but upright and Godlike." (Pages 200, 249 and 68).

ANNOUNCEMENT

ing been "hallowed to King" could not be regarded as kings of Eng-

land.

CATHOLIC CEREMONIAL

IN LONDON

HARD CASES "Hard cases in marriage.". he continued, "are not confined those who go through the Divorce

should."

Du

vocation, added the Bishop, was to The discipline proposed by Con-

leave it to remarried divorcees to say whether they believed our Lord and the Church were right or wrong in saying that they were committing adultery. If they could persuade the isohp that our Lord and the Church were wrong they

First Church of Christ Scientist. Hong Kong a Branch of The Mo- The chief Catholic ceremony in Courts and remarry, There are ther Church. The First Church of London in honour of the Corona- hundreds of men and women who Christ Scientist in Boston Mass. tion will, as on previous occasions, are galanty holding on to their MacDonnell Road close to Tram be on the day following the Coro-mariage vows under terrible dif- Station. Sunday Service 11.15 am. nation, in Westminster Cathedral, fcules, simply because they be- Testimony Meeting, Wednesday It Will be attended by the Papal leve it is God's will that they pm. A Reading Room is located at Delegation and by Catholic repre- Bank of East Asia Buliding. 16 sentatives of many of the other Des Voeux Road Central and is powers. open" dally 10.30 am.-2 p.m. Satur- The Papal Delegation consists of days 10.30 am.-12.30 p.m., evenings three members, the chler of them except 'Wednesdays and Saturdays being the Under Secretary 01, 5-7 pm. All authorised Christian State, Mgr. Plzzardo. The other 3. HE. Bishop. H. Valtorta's Science Literature is available at two have been chosen with a de- the Reading Room. The public Licate courtesy that has been com- is invited to attend the services mented on with great apprecia- and to visit the Reading Room. tion, for the other ecclesiastical member is Mgr. Godfrey, the head of the English College in Rome, while the lay representative is Ber. GJulio Pacelli, # distinguished Mussolini's announcement that member of the Noble Guard and a he is the "Protector of Islam," relative of, the Papal Secretary of to respond to the Archbishop's re- coupled with his efforts to stir up state. The delegation will stay at call to religion." all Moslem strongholds in the Forbes House, in Halkin St, Lon- East, bas fallen flat.

don, as personal guests of the The Moslems, whatever their Earl of Granard. On the day. grievances, will have nothing to do after the Coronation they will be ture, but unrivalled in historical with the Duce

the guests of hopour at a fun- | associations. Most of the old cheon given by the Earl Marshal | monastic buildings of Catholic at Norfolk House, and on the same days are now used as part of the

4. One Motetta.

5. A Hymn.

6. O Salutaris.

7. Prayer for H. M. The King.

8. Tantum Ergo.

9. Solemn Benediction of the

Blessed Sacrament. ›

10. The divine Praises, 11. O praise, the Lord

128).

(Psalm

12. GOD SAVE THE KING, May 15th--Vigil of Pentecost-Aab-

tinence Day.

St. John. Baptiste de la Salle

Founder of the Brothers the Christian Schools.

of

"Protector" Role Falls Flat

Mussolini, none the less, con- tinued his drive to win over the

tour of Italian Libya.

could be admitted.

"If these proposals became operative they would lead to a Church, to controversy and bad most serious division, in the.

feeling, and that, too, at a time when they all wanted to be free

At 7 am. Blessing of the Font Moslems when he went on with his evening they will attend a recep- public school and the churcn it-

and High Mass..

On week days Mass at 6 and 7.30. Confessions morning and even-

ing.

AL

HELENA MAY MEETING

1.

tion given by the Archbishop of self is in danger of being over- crowded with monuments to the famous people who are buried in it. ..

On arrival at Benghaal he gave Westminster. Moslem institutions £1,200. He gave £800 to a Moslem organisa. tion in another part of Libya just trouble for Britain and France in recently.

NO SPECIAL FAVOUR

ABBEY AND CATHEDRAL ·· The state ceremonies of the Coronation and the Catholic cele- Westminster Cathedral, the brations in connection with it Cathedral of the Catholic Arch- bring Into juxtaposition West bishop of Westminster, is only minster Abbey and Westmins forty years old and is Byzantine Inquiries by the "Daily Herald" ter Cathedral, two churches in architecture: It is one of the the Christian Fellowship throughout the Мовісти world that are inevitably confused by most remarkable of modern church meeting held at the Helena May showed that Moslems regard Mus those who are not familiar with buildings and its brick interior.. Institute yesterday, the Epeaker solini with no special favour. them. They are not far apart, but which is ultimately to be covered was Rev. D. M. Childe, and the In Libya those Moslems who they are in every way extremely with mosaic and marble, presenta 8subject of his discourse was Mis have escaped the massacre and different. "The Abbey, which in its a most striking appearance. It is ra

alonary Work on the North River. brutal excesses of Marshal Grazia- present form is in part six hun- the hidden from view, but Its com- The same speaker will be heardni (now "civilising" the Abysat dred and in part four hundred panlle, which is more than seventy again in two weeks time when his nians) know just what value to years old, is a venerable Gothic feet higher than the Nelson subject will be "The Soldiers and place on the Duce's promises of building, not very remarkable Column in Trafalgar Square, is a Salfors Home.",

from the point of view of arenftec- well-known London landmark.

Second Mass at 10 am, follow- ed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament,

Catechism at 3 p.m. On week-days Holy Mass at

a.m..

Confessions are heard every day before and after Mass.-On Satur- days, the special time for Confes sions is from 4.30 p.m. to 8 pm

protection.